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<p>Plenty of people will be making waves in and around the Ohio River this weekend, whether it be in a clean-up capacity or participation in America's largest paddle event.</p><p><strong>Ohio River Sweep</strong></p>Fri, 20 Jun 2014 10:00:00 +0000Ann Thompson28211 at http://wvxu.org"Pep rally for the Ohio River"Does Water Quality Trading help reduce pollution?http://wvxu.org/post/does-water-quality-trading-help-reduce-pollution
<p>Tuesday morning will mark the first time companies discharging into the Ohio River Basin can buy<strong> interstate</strong> water quality credits to help farmers upstream control their pollution.</p><p>The Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) is facilitating the trading. It says water quality trading is an "innovative market-based approach to achieving water quality goals for nutrients such as phosphorus and nitrogen."</p><p><strong>Here's the thinking</strong></p>Mon, 10 Mar 2014 20:55:51 +0000Ann Thompson24020 at http://wvxu.orgDoes Water Quality Trading help reduce pollution?Proposal to delay mercury standards enforcement on Ohio River http://wvxu.org/post/proposal-delay-mercury-standards-enforcement-ohio-river
<p>Enforcement of new mercury standards for industrial and wastewater treatment plants along the Ohio River may be delayed and that has environmental groups concerned.</p><p>Documents show there are dozens of companies and municipalities with mercury monitoring requirements that dump into the Ohio River.</p><p><strong>Mercury levels based on Great Lakes</strong></p>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 22:06:13 +0000Ann Thompson16093 at http://wvxu.orgProposal to delay mercury standards enforcement on Ohio River